Core of AI is Self-Empowerment: Upskilling Over Outsourcing
HamelHusain · x · 2026-07-30
The author shares a perspective on working styles in the AI era, suggesting that the 'E' in FDE (Forward Deployed Engineer) should be rebranded to stand for Educator.
The core philosophy is that the entire point of AI is to empower individuals, enabling them to "fish for themselves." Therefore, the industry should focus on nudging people towards upskilling rather than simply outsourcing tasks to AI or others.
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